Tasks: 1. Select a particular area of nursing that is of interest to you. Elaborate on the specifics of nursing research in relation to this area. What can be accomplished by it, and why you believe it to be valuable? Include an explanation of the following questions in your response. What role does nursing research play in the development of applied medicine? What are the best methods for conducting such research? Include specific topics you will cover, and how this relates to your literature review. 2. Appraise ways in which your nursing practice (patient care, education, research, administration, etc) has been influenced by nursing (or borrowed) theory. 3. Conduct a literature search on a topic of interest to you in nursing. What databases did you use? What search terms were used? Did you have to expand or limit your search terms? Select three journal articles that were located during your literature search. Summarize them, and succinctly state how the information in the article
Planning Phase
Particular Area of Interest in Nursing
Nursing informatics is one of the areas which I find intriguing in the modern-day nursing. Nursing informatics involves the application of nursing science and other sciences, specifically information and technology, to collect analyze and utilize information to enhance the delivery of healthcare services to patients and the general public (McCormick & Saba, 2015).
Nursing informatics is a fairly new concept in nursing which has yet to be fully embraced but increasingly being appreciated based on its contribution to the nursing practice. Technology use in nursing has also been one of the factors that have greatly influenced the acceptance of nursing informatics in improving the quality of care given to patients.
In terms of specifics of nursing research in relation to nursing informatics, there are several areas that can be explored. One of them is the use of technology in nursing. Nursing informatics heavily relies on technology to function. The impact of integrating technology in nursing is one of the areas which can be used to assess the viability of nursing informatics in the nursing practice and its impact on patient outcomes.
Another area of nursing research is the collection and management of healthcare data which is also another important element that defines the field of nursing informatics (Ronquillo Currie & Rodney, 2016). Research on nursing informatics also needs to capture its utility and provide a link as to how it improves the nursing profession as a whole.
The reason why I find nursing informatics to be interesting is because of the increasing need for engaging in evidence-based practices in nursing as a practice. Nursing informatics facilitates and solidifies the use of evidence-based practices in nursing by making it easier to collect and analyze large amounts of relevant and useful data.
Nursing informatics has also made it much easier to carry out different management functions in nursing, including managing staff, allocating and scheduling tasks, allocating resources, to list a few (McCormick & Saba, 2015). The wide application of nursing informatics in nursing as a whole makes it quite fascinating, and with a lot of potential to further improve nursing as a practice.
Research in a field like nursing informatics provides a basis for using evidence-based approaches to adopting new technology in healthcare. In applied medicine where patient outcomes are given primary focus, it is important to always consider tangible evidence when adopting new technologies to avoid exposing the patients to any harm.
Nursing research also facilitates continuous improvement of applied medicine by continuously interrogating new effective and efficient techniques and methodologies of how to tackle matters healthcare (Fain, 2017). Nursing research also opens up new frontiers that can create more understanding of unexplored areas in applied medicine.
One of the methods for conducting nursing research on nursing informatics is by interrogating previous researches and identifying research gaps that need to be filled. Another method for such research is by assessing from real-life practice, areas where further research can be explored to improve on the concept. Some of the specific topics that I will aim to cover in my literature review when conducting the research include, how nursing informatics can be tapped to enhance different elements of nursing, how technology can be harnessed to advance nursing education, to list a few.
Nursing Theories and How They Have Assisted in My Nursing Profession
Theories both nursing and borrowed play a big role in the advancement of the nursing practice. Theories provide a foundation upon which nursing researches are based on. It is through inferences from those researches that the development of various areas in nursing such as education, patient care, and administration can be done.
In my practice as a professional nurse, borrowed theories have greatly influenced how I view different nursing administrative functions. Borrowed theories on leadership and management opened up my perspectives on how nurse leaders can play a major role in determining the quality of services offered by nurses. Through leadership theories, I was able to establish that the type of leadership embraced in an organization can have an impact on employee mo
Tasks: 1. Select a particular area of nursing that is of interest to you. Elaborate on the specifics of nursing research in relation to this area. What can be accomplished by it, and why you believe it to be valuable? Include an explanation of the following questions in your response. What role does nursing research play in the development of applied medicine? What are the best methods for conducting such research? Include specific topics you will cover, and how this relates to your literature review. 2. Appraise ways in which your nursing practice (patient care, education, research, administration, etc) has been influenced by nursing (or borrowed) theory. 3. Conduct a literature search on a topic of interest to you in nursing. What databases did you use? What search terms were used? Did you have to expand or limit your search terms? Select three journal articles that were located during your literature search. Summarize them, and succinctly state how the information in the article
Planning Phase
Particular Area of Interest in Nursing
Nursing informatics is one of the areas which I find intriguing in the modern-day nursing. Nursing informatics involves the application of nursing science and other sciences, specifically information and technology, to collect analyze and utilize information to enhance the delivery of healthcare services to patients and the general public (McCormick & Saba, 2015).
Nursing informatics is a fairly new concept in nursing which has yet to be fully embraced but increasingly being appreciated based on its contribution to the nursing practice. Technology use in nursing has also been one of the factors that have greatly influenced the acceptance of nursing informatics in improving the quality of care given to patients.
In terms of specifics of nursing research in relation to nursing informatics, there are several areas that can be explored. One of them is the use of technology in nursing. Nursing informatics heavily relies on technology to function. The impact of integrating technology in nursing is one of the areas which can be used to assess the viability of nursing informatics in the nursing practice and its impact on patient outcomes.
Another area of nursing research is the collection and management of healthcare data which is also another important element that defines the field of nursing informatics (Ronquillo Currie & Rodney, 2016). Research on nursing informatics also needs to capture its utility and provide a link as to how it improves the nursing profession as a whole.
The reason why I find nursing informatics to be interesting is because of the increasing need for engaging in evidence-based practices in nursing as a practice. Nursing informatics facilitates and solidifies the use of evidence-based practices in nursing by making it easier to collect and analyze large amounts of relevant and useful data.
Nursing informatics has also made it much easier to carry out different management functions in nursing, including managing staff, allocating and scheduling tasks, allocating resources, to list a few (McCormick & Saba, 2015). The wide application of nursing informatics in nursing as a whole makes it quite fascinating, and with a lot of potential to further improve nursing as a practice.
Research in a field like nursing informatics provides a basis for using evidence-based approaches to adopting new technology in healthcare. In applied medicine where patient outcomes are given primary focus, it is important to always consider tangible evidence when adopting new technologies to avoid exposing the patients to any harm.
Nursing research also facilitates continuous improvement of applied medicine by continuously interrogating new effective and efficient techniques and methodologies of how to tackle matters healthcare (Fain, 2017). Nursing research also opens up new frontiers that can create more understanding of unexplored areas in applied medicine.
One of the methods for conducting nursing research on nursing informatics is by interrogating previous researches and identifying research gaps that need to be filled. Another method for such research is by assessing from real-life practice, areas where further research can be explored to improve on the concept. Some of the specific topics that I will aim to cover in my literature review when conducting the research include, how nursing informatics can be tapped to enhance different elements of nursing, how technology can be harnessed to advance nursing education, to list a few.
Nursing Theories and How They Have Assisted in My Nursing Profession
Theories both nursing and borrowed play a big role in the advancement of the nursing practice. Theories provide a foundation upon which nursing researches are based on. It is through inferences from those researches that the development of various areas in nursing such as education, patient care, and administration can be done.
In my practice as a professional nurse, borrowed theories have greatly influenced how I view different nursing administrative functions. Borrowed theories on leadership and management opened up my perspectives on how nurse leaders can play a major role in determining the quality of services offered by nurses. Through leadership theories, I was able to establish that the type of leadership embraced in an organization can have an impact on employee mo